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Who pays for the sewer lateral in Corvallis, OR

Which part of the pipe is yours

your buildingproperty linesidewalkstreetmain
The thick length is yours.

If something’s wrong

If a repair needs a permit or an inspection

  • Before work on the pipe · Permit

    Who issues it:
    City of Corvallis - City Engineer
    What it covers:
    uncovering, connecting to, opening into, using, altering or disturbing any public sewer or appurtenance

    Corvallis Municipal Code section 4.03.020.030(1) provides: "No person shall uncover, make any connections to or opening into, use, alter, or disturb any public sewer or appurtenance without first obtaining a wastewater connection permit from the City Engineer."

The repair rule in full, with its sources

Buying or selling?

No rule on file here is specific to selling or buying; that does not mean none exists.

Who to call first about the sewer lateral

BelowGrid has no first-call guidance on file from Corvallis about the sewer lateral.

Corvallis: official site(opens in a new tab)The documents this answer is built on

Who is responsible for which part

In Corvallis the City repairs and maintains the part of a sewer service connection in the public right-of-way, and the owner the part on private property. Section 4.03.020.030 of the Corvallis Municipal Code provides that "the property owner is responsible for that portion of the service connection located on private property."

Corvallis
The part of the service connection in the public right-of-way. Section 4.03.020.030(12) provides that "The City will be responsible for the repair and maintenance of that portion of service connections located in the public right-of-way".
The property owner
The part of the service connection on private property, and the building sewer from the house to it.

What else is worth knowing

The line is the edge of the public right-of-way, which is usually the property line. Chapter 4.03 governs connections to the City's own public sewer, so it covers property connected to the City system. If another body bills you for sewer, ask it. Any work that opens or connects to a public sewer needs a City wastewater connection permit first.

Sources

Corvallis Municipal Code chapter 4.03, Sewer Regulations

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What the rules say

Most relevant if you have a backup or blockage

No rule on file here is specific to a backup or blockage; that does not mean none exists.

Also in force here

  • Before work on the pipePermit
    Who issues it:
    City of Corvallis - City Engineer
    What it covers:
    uncovering, connecting to, opening into, using, altering or disturbing any public sewer or appurtenance

    Corvallis Municipal Code section 4.03.020.030(1) provides: "No person shall uncover, make any connections to or opening into, use, alter, or disturb any public sewer or appurtenance without first obtaining a wastewater connection permit from the City Engineer."

    What to do: Before repairing or replacing a sewer service connection where the work reaches the right-of-way or the public sewer, get a wastewater connection permit from the Corvallis City Engineer.

    Why this matters

    The owner maintains the service connection on private property and the City the part in the right-of-way. Work that reaches the public part or the connection needs the City Engineer's permit first, and the excavation must be inspected before backfill.

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    Corvallis Municipal Code chapter 4.03

What this page cannot tell you

  • No assistance or grant programme has been reviewed for this jurisdiction yet.
  • No sewer service territory has been mapped for this area, so BelowGrid cannot say who serves an individual address.

Who governs and serves this area

Jurisdiction
Corvallis (municipality)
Sewer service
No map of sewer providers is held here. BelowGrid cannot say which sewer provider serves an individual address.

The closest places BelowGrid has checked

The nearest city draws the line somewhere else. Each authority publishes only its own rule.

  • Corvallis(this page)
    the property line
  • Portlandabout 74 mi
    the curb (conditions apply; see that page)

Distances are approximate, in a straight line between the places’ centres.

Nearby cities and further reading

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